Menetou-Couture

Menetou-Couture
Menetou-Couture
Commune
	The abbey church of Fontmorigny, in Menetou-Couture
	Coat of arms
	Location of Menetou-Couture
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	Coordinates: 47°02′46″N2°54′55″E / 47.0461°N 2.9153°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Ratillon
Area 1	28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2020)	386
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18143 /18320
Elevation	176–212 m (577–696 ft) ; (avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Last updated August 02, 2023

Menetou-Couture is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Liseron, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D189 and the D48 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	444	—
1968	477	+7.4%
1975	394	−17.4%
1982	369	−6.3%
1990	356	−3.5%
1999	316	−11.2%
2008	342	+8.2%

Sights

Historic sites

The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century
The fifteenth-century chateau of Menetou-Couture.
The ruins of the 12th-century abbey of Notre-Dame at Fontmorigny.

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2020-2] "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

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